Category: Healthy Activities

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What’s Motivation Got To Do With It?

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] My husband and I have been playing tennis during the summer for the past few years. This year…

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15 Steps to Creating a Brand New You!

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] As you may have guessed from the name of my blog (What Did You Do With Jill?) I…

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My 3 Year Anniversary of Taking Back My Life

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] This past Sunday (May 1, 2016) marked 3 years since I began my transformational journey. What started as a simple…

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Uncovering Our Innate Mental Health and Wellbeing

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I’ve been using the phrase “Uncovering Our Innate Mental Health and Wellbeing” a lot lately.  However, it occurred…

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Become and Remain Fit and Healthy Without Willpower

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. See also the corresponding half-hour audio talk on this topic.] What keeps you from getting fit? What keeps you from…

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How to Reach Your Goals Effortlessly

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Last week I had been listening to Michael Neill’s Effortless Success program (mostly because I love listening to…

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Personal Transformation Takes Courage

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] It’s been over 2 years since I embarked on my personal transformational journey. What started out as a…

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3 Midlife Crisis Cliches Women Often Face

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Okay. I admit it. I’m somewhere within the second half of my life. Does this mean my life…

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Inspired Living on a Daily Basis

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] One morning not too long ago, I woke up and wasn’t sure if I was going to run…

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Following Your Intuition as You Navigate Through Life

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] We’ve all had “gut feelings” about people or things at some point in our lives. I’m sure you can think of…

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Yoga, You Sneaky Bitch!

By Jill Whalen Oh Yoga… You are a sneaky bitch! We seek you out for one reason, But stay for so many others.

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17 Things I Never Would Have Done a Year Ago

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] As I was running home from my yoga class today (a hot and humid day) I was marveling…

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My One Year Body Transformation and More

One year ago today (May 1, 2013) I took my body back. I could no longer ignore the fact that I was…okay I’ll say it…fat. It’s amazing how many buttons I could burst through, mirrors I could turn away from, jiggles…

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Savory Mug Muffins, A Course in Miracles, Drop Dead Diva

Hey everyone! Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Mar. 31, 2014 How to make the mug muffins I learned about last week into savory ones: I first sauteed some mushroom, onion, spinach, and uncured turkey bacon (which appeared to…

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Yoga Code, Your Real Self, Manifesting Calls and Recipes, Dumb Keno

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday March 17, 2014 If you start a Meetup group and don’t pay right away, you’ll likely get a 50% off coupon in your email the next day! (I started a local group to…

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Yoga Peace, Meditation Conversation, Citrus Reamer and Anna Nalick

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Mar. 3, 2014 I re-watched “A Fish Called Wanda” the other night which I remembered as an extremely funny movie. While I didn’t seem to find it quite as amusing this time around,…

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Do You Need Help Living Your Own Healthy Lifestyle?

By Jill Whalen Through my nearly 18+ years in the SEO industry, I loved helping people make their websites be the best they can be through my newsletter/blog and my seminars/presentations, as well as through my paid consulting. While I’m very…

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In Defense of Food, Snowy Hikes, Diet and Health Myths

By Jill Whalen What I Learned This Week – (Dec. 30, 2013 – Jan. 5, 2014) Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 That I can go a whole week without any alcohol. (Although this may be the first time I have in many,…

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Filet Mignon, Hangovers, Siddhartha and Skepticism

What I Learned Last Week (12/23/2013 – 12/29/2013 ) As you’ll see below, it’s a good thing we don’t do anything for Christmas day! Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 How to cook filet mignon. Jim Carrey wrote himself a check for…

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Walk to Your Errands – Healthy Lifestyle Tip of the Week

By Jill Whalen If you’re a suburbanite like I am, you’re probably used to driving everywhere you go. Getting in our cars to do errands is a normal way of life for most people. However, if you live or work within…

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